October 2014 - Page 2 of 3

Amendment would add two members to County Commission, cut its pay, and allow initiatives

A group of concessions workers at the Portland airport will now be union members

Speaker John Boehner showed how out of touch he is with comments on unemployment

About 1,200 high school students took part in the construction job fair

Teachers unions are throwing a party with free pumpkins, face-painting … and standardized tests.

Plus5PDX warranties union electrical work for an additional five years

Details won’t be released until late October, after members have had a chance to vote on it.

Botkin plans to begin a practice as a contract lobbyist in Salem.

General contractor Lorentz Bruun pays $85,000 to settle DOL case against woman-owned paint subcontractor

Ballots will be mailed out Oct. 15 and are due back Nov. 4.